CIH report evaluates welfare reform impact

Digital dawn

The use of social media can get more residents involved in the management of their homes, says Bill Randall

Net call

Lords amendments to Welfare Reform Bill beaten

The government has succeeded in overturning a series of crucial amendments made by the Lords to the Welfare Reform Bill.

Defeat for government on Welfare Reform Bill

The government has tonight lost another key vote on the Welfare Reform Bill

Crunching the numbers

Calling in the movers

The ‘bedroom tax’ is meant to encourage tenants to downsize if they are under-occupying their homes. But, especially in the north of England, social landlords say there are simply not enough smaller houses and flats to move tenants into.

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

Tenants on the move

A group of London housing associations has launched a scheme to help unemployed tenants relocate to get back into work. Alex Turner reports

The right combination

Landlords should ensure the benefits of combined heat and power systems outweigh the burdens, says Nnenna Morah, senior associate in the housing team at Lewis Silkin

On top of the world

Tower blocks are not typically home to extra care schemes. But Helen Clifton finds out how one arm’s-length management organisation is giving older residents a room with a view